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Heliozoea: Centrohelida

Pterocystis sp.
Siemensma & Rijackers, 1988

Pterocystis Genus: Free-living; skeleton with or without coat; cuirass made of scales and of the basal part of the spicules; coat indistinguishable (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Siliceous scales arranged tangentially and radiating siliceous spines with pointed or bifurcated ends; (Kudo, 1966).
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Pterocystis sp., cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, x 640, No.8, Karakemi marsh, Yasaka, Omachi city (formerly Yasaka village), Nagano Pref., Japan, June 1, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
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Images of collecting locality: No.8, Karakemi marsh, Yasaka, Omachi city (formerly Yasaka village), Nagano Pref., Japan, June 1, 2008 by Y. Tsukii


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